maybach w/o catalytic converter wil it run?
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maybach w/o catalytic converter wil it run?
greetings,scenario:stripped down 2004 5.5 litre,engine,trans,computers for both,no exhaust posterior to the exhaust manifolds/TURBOS.catalytic converters back gone.
emisions not a concern.
QUESTION
O I NEED TO DO ANYTHING TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO MAKE IT RUN RIGHT,I WAS GOING TO BYPASS CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ALL TOGETHER,IS THIS GOOD OR BAD WITH A BRAINED MOTOR.MY FIRST TYME WITH BRAINED MOTOR.ANYHELP WOULD BE GREAT.
thanks
emisions not a concern.
QUESTION
O I NEED TO DO ANYTHING TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO MAKE IT RUN RIGHT,I WAS GOING TO BYPASS CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ALL TOGETHER,IS THIS GOOD OR BAD WITH A BRAINED MOTOR.MY FIRST TYME WITH BRAINED MOTOR.ANYHELP WOULD BE GREAT.thanks
Last edited by deco; Dec 20, 2006 at 04:10 PM. Reason: icon placement
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From: Dublin, OH
05 ML350, 85 300D
First, its not a 55 engine if it came out of a Maybach- they are V12s, the 55 is a V8. It will flag low cat effiency as a fault code, without cats. It compares the rear o2s to the fronts for this measurement.
